Jonathan Richardson, 1665–1745; born and died London, United Kingdom
2017-155
This self-portrait shows the artist dressed informally—wearing a soft cap appropriate for a domestic setting rather than an official wig—but in a formal pose. The author of an important treatise, An Essay on the Theory of Painting (1715), Richardson portrayed himself against a sober background with no sign of his profession as an artist and theorist.
Probably Jonathan Richardson the Younger (1694-1771); probably his posthumous sale, Langford and Son, London, February 18, 1772, lot 45 (‘Richardson Senior, His own portrait’); James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812- 60), before 1861; Lady Susan Georgiana Broun Bourke (1837-98), by whom brought to Colstoun House, Haddington (according to an old handwritten label on the reverse); by descent in the Broun family at Colstoun House; Sotheby’s, London, January 19, 2017, lot 48; Lowell Libson & Jonny Yarker, London; purchase by the Princeton University Art Museum.
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Jonathan Richardson (1665–1745; born and died London, United Kingdom), Self-Portrait, 1733. Oil on canvas; 31.4 × 27.6 cm, 45 × 41 × 5.5 cm (frame). Museum purchase, Surdna Fund (2017-155)
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Jonathan Richardson (1665–1745; born and died London, United Kingdom), Self-Portrait, 1733. Oil on canvas; 31.4 × 27.6 cm, 45 × 41 × 5.5 cm (frame). Museum purchase, Surdna Fund (2017-155)
